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Wednesday, 21 December 2016
What matters on this day
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha until 8:17 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset5:24 PM
Nakshatra
until 4:11 PM
Avoid
12:19 PM – 1:35 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
KalashtamiAshtami
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Coming up
- Saphala Ekadashi in 3 days Sat, 24 Dec
- Som Pradosh in 5 days Mon, 26 Dec
- Amavasya in 8 days Thu, 29 Dec
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:19 PM – 1:35 PM
8:30 AM – 9:46 AM
11:03 AM – 12:19 PM
1:20 PM – 2:41 PM
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Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise12:03 AM
Moonset12:26 PM
Saubhagya until 5:45 AM, Dec 22
Balava
Budhavara
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